Figured I'd drop through with some video before I venture off into the night. DANNY BROWN just won the day portion of South By. The likely contender for ultimate usurpation just exited the stage at the Fader Fort less than 30 minutes ago and had the crowd exasperated with a combination of shouting along and keeling over.

There's
no denying that SXSW is a rock festival, what with all the gee-tars
and it being in Texas and all. But as is the path of most things music
related nowadays, a shift towards electronic soundscapes is palpable.
Your favorite blogs are starting to review 12-inches. The staunchest of
traditional rock clubs are hosting dance nights.

TEENGIRL
FANTASY was my favorite new act to emerge from 2010. In a year where
more music was slathered in lo-fi gloss than not, their brand of
retro-sheen shone the brightest. Delicately sourced vocal samples, giddy
synths, and basement bass defined 7am, their silly good debut LP.
It's not hard to imagine them sitting around a laptop, chopping and
warping their tracks until they sound worn.